Definition of Escapes

1. Noun. (plural of escape) ¹

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Definition of Escapes

1. escape [v] - See also: escape

Lexicographical Neighbors of Escapes

escape tone
escape tones
escape training
escape valve
escape velocities
escape velocity
escape ventricular contraction
escape wheel
escaped
escapee
escapees
escapement
escapements
escaper
escapers
escapes (current term)
escapeth
escaping
escapism
escapisms
escapist
escapists
escapologies
escapologist
escapologists
escapology
escar
escarbuncle
escarbuncles
escargatoire

Literary usage of Escapes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Factory Legislation in Pennsylvania: Its History and Administration by James Lynn Barnard (1907)
"And all fire-escapes, exits and fire extinguishing appliances shall be ... The jurisdiction of the factory inspectors in the matter of fire-escapes is ..."

2. The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, Margaret Nanette Haight (1909)
"CHAPTER XI UNCAS escapes Hawkeye fully realized all the difficulties and dangers of his undertaking. As he approached the buildings his steps became slower. ..."

3. Life of Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest by John Allan Wyeth (1908)
"... 1864, Riding into the Heart of the City—General CC Washburn escapes from His Residence in Daylight in His Night-Clothes—General Hurlbut escapes by being ..."

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